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Cranky Old Man What do you see nurses? . . .. . .What do you see? What are you thinking .. . when you're looking at me? A cranky old man, . . . . . .not very wise, Uncertain of habit .. . . . . . . .. with faraway eyes? Who dribbles his food .. . ... . . and makes no reply. When you say in a loud voice . .'I do wish you'd try!' Who seems not to notice . . .the things that you do. And forever is losing . . . . . .. . . A sock or shoe? Who, resisting or not . . . ... lets you do as you will, With bathing and feeding . . . .The long day to fill? Is that what you're thinking?. .Is that what you see? Then open your eyes, nurse .you're not looking at me. I'll tell you who I am . . . . .. As I sit here so still, As I do at your bidding, .. . . . as I eat at your will. I'm a small child of Ten . .with a father and mother, Brothers and sisters .. . . .. . who love one another A young boy of Sixteen . . . .. with wings on his feet Dreaming that soon now . . .. . . a lover he'll meet. A groom soon at Twenty . . . ..my heart gives a leap. Remembering, the vows .. .. .that I promised to keep. At Twenty-Five, now . . . . .I have young of my own. Who need me to guide . . . And a secure happy home. A man of Thirty . .. . . . . My young now grown fast, Bound to each other . . .. With ties that should last. At Forty, my young sons .. .have grown and are gone, But my woman is beside me . . to see I don't mourn. At Fifty, once more, .. ...Babies play 'round my knee, Again, we know children . . . . My loved one and me. Dark days are upon me . . . . My wife is now dead. I look at the future ... . . . . I shudder with dread. For my young are all rearing .. . . young of their own. And I think of the years . . . And the love that I've known. I'm now an old man . . . . . . .. and nature is cruel. It's jest to make old age . . . . . . . look like a fool. The body, it crumbles .. .. . grace and vigor, depart. There is now a stone . . . where I once had a heart. But inside this old carcass . A young man still dwells, And now and again . . . . . my battered heart swells I remember the joys . . . . .. . I remember the pain. And I'm loving and living . . . . . . . life over again. I think of the years, all too few . . .. gone too fast. And accept the stark fact . . . that nothing can last. So open your eyes, people .. . . . .. . . open and see. Not a cranky old man . Look closer . . . . see .. .. . .. .... . ME!! Social media sharers claim this poem was found among the possessions of an old man who recently died in a nursing home. However the actual poem Too Soon Old in it's original form may be found on the poet, David L. Griffith's website: http://www.spotlightdavid.com/TooSoonOld.html There is so much misinformation circulating on social media that is is crowding out everything else. The poet's website gets little attention while all traffic (Read: money) goes to social media. One can argue that social media helped me discover this guys website. But the vast majority most people would not bother to look for an actual source, shoot the vast majority don't even leave social media. Social media IS the internet for most of us.

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Community Book Center Hosts the 2nd Annual HOMEFEST July 4th Weekend COMMUNITY BOOK CENTER 2523 BAYOU ROAD NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70119 Contact: Vera Warren Williams 504.915.4782 or Jennifer Turner 504.948.7323 Activities for HOMEFEST 2014 start Friday, July 4 through Sunday, July 6, 2014 at 2523 Bayou Rd., New Orleans, LA 70119. Each day begins at 10:00 a.m. and includes workshops/discussions, storytelling, children’s activities, music, craft and food vendors plus much more, There will be enlightenment workshops on education with Dr. Adrienne Dixson; Black Faith Systems with Rev. Dwight Clay, Akan Priestess Sula Evans, and Rev. Dr. Denise Graves. Book signings with local authors Freddi Evans, Denise McConduit, Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, along with guest authors Abiola Abrams, Tashera Simmons and Wahida Clark just to name a few. A health seminar and personal wellness consultations with New Orleans native Dr. Tursha’ R. Hamilton; along with spoken word by tosin gbogi make HOMEFEST the place to be. Local artist Amy Bryant returns to conduct youth centered artistic expression. Framed art by various artists is a new offering courtesy of LaBelle Galerie. Stock up on new releases, “classic” titles as well as T-shirts, natural soaps, handcrafted gifts from Brazil and more. Also visit and support the other businesses and cultural attractions in the area. We will also launch a Friends of Community Book Center Membership drive as well as a new initiative to help promote and support the dwindling number of Black bookstores throughout the United States. Community Book Center (CBC), a cultural and literary hub for over 30 years is a gathering place where conversations regarding education, social justice, economic empowerment and the overall health and well-being of the community are held. CBC is the place to catch up on what’s happening in the city, connect with friends and add new titles as well as replace others lost during Hurricane Katrina. Community based, community organized; HOMEFEST 2014, the heart, soul and essence of New Orleans. For more information call 504.948. (READ) 7323.This event is free and open to the public.

I don't know what the problem was Del both your account look fine.

We I get back to the office I'll take a look at your account(s) to see if there is anything amiss. Maybe so something funky happened with the Facebook connection. In theory you can only have one ID here per Facebook ID, you should not have been able to create a 2nd account using the same Facebook ID.

Del are you ok now? I can't replicate your problem. Right now I'm logged in via Facebook on my cell phone. Was the last post made using the new account you created?

Cynique, I always thought your true gift was in non-fiction writing. W.C. You are more familiar with Elombe Brath than I am, I'm so accustomed to people not even knowing who he is... man you are more culturally Black than you know "I don't believe in race, though I cannot deny what others want to see in me or what I'm made to see from the racist point of view." I agree 100% with this. Unfortunately, we live in America and if you walk around believing the artificial construct of race does not matter you'll get hurt financially, spiritually and even physically. It is unrealistic to expect unity in Africa -- it is a humongous place with over 50 countries. There certainly will not be unity among the Black people in the Americas because most so called African-Americans really want to be white, or rather their success is defined by white institutions, standards and people. Black immigrants don't consider themselves African American. They align themselves more with their country of origin. However the harsh economy has forced the hands of many Black people. The lack of jobs are forcing many of us to work together, in the same way that we worked together during the period of forced segregation. This gives me optimism. Now it is becoming clear to many Black people we have to work together to grow. The government--even with a Black president--is not going to help, and corporations damn sure are not going to help unless there is profit in helping. We have to help ourselves, together. Ultimately however, we will have to come to the realization that the race thing, like all other difference really just distract us from the larger problem of class. But we have to go one step at a time. Afrocentrics, whatever disagreement you (I) may have with them, they are the direct result of being in a hostile environment for hundreds of years. Of all the group Black folks have created in this country Black Greek letter organizations, religious groups, the NAACP, The democratic party, etc, I most close align myself Afrocentrism.

This was a project I've been talking to a number of people about. Deliberately choosing to make a book a NY Times Bestseller. I joined others in a national effort to place Victoria Christopher Murray's new novel, Forever an Ex (Touchstone, June 17, 2014), onto the NY Times Best-selling books list. Like opening weekend for a film, the date surrounding a book's publication are very important, specially the week before and the week after are crucial. We are trying to generate as many sales as possible up until Saturday June 21st. The book is available at where book are sold. Here are some links I recommend: MahoganyBooks: http://aalbc.it/4evermb Russo Books: http://aalbc.it/4everrb The Burning Bush Bookstore: http://aalbc.it/4everbb Amazon: http://aalbc.it/4everam B&N: http://aalbc.it/4everbn The MahoganyBooks (The official bookseller of the Power List), Amazon, and B&N links will generate commissions for AALBC.com. MahoganyBooks, The Burning Bush Bookstore, and Russo Books are independent booksellers that are also part of this effort. To learn more visit my Blog. Oh yeah, buy the book, we don;t want to embarrass ourselves

Welcome to the boards WC. That was an Interesting and meaty post. You made many points that could generate rich conversations on there own. There was a publishing company run by a Brother named Glenn Thompson called the Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative. They published a number of very popular comic book like books. In fact, your suggestion sounds very much like the books they published two decades ago: Here is one on AALBC.com: Check out Herb Boyd's book, Black Panthers for Beginners as an example: I'd be interested in reading why you do not believe you are not "culturally Black" (I assume you are Black). I think this is a link to the Devon Harris panel you mentioned: http://www.c-span.org/video/?319748-1/panel-discussion-technology-publishing I'm listening to it now. The Link to the panel I was on my be found here: http://www.c-span.org/video/?318668-4/panel-discussion-publishing

I did not mean to suggest that men do not discriminate. But based upon my experience as a dude in the company of men, men probably discriminate a lot less than you might imagine. I'm sorry to break it to you, but I never encountered a woman who could not find a man to sleep with her. Even the drugged out crack whore can get a man to PAY to sleep with her. There are many jokes about this too. You heard of "Coyote Ugly" right? A woman so ugly that a dude would rather chew his arm off rather than wake her AFTER sleeping with her. A double bagger; a woman so ugly you put a bag over her face and one over yours in case the one on her breaks and so on... Of course, as you suggest, all men are different. Some men are certainly more doggish than others. Most men are not like the guy Harry always talks about with the 30 kids. And sure there are men who wish to be and are celibate and monogamous, but I strongly suspect they are in the minority.

"A bit annoyed" is an understatement. And I completely disagree with the "professional" descrptor. My man was simply exploiting a disturbed woman. There are ads running on the video money was made as a consequence, at least several thousand by my estimate when I first viewed it. Some my try to couch the video as revealing racism. I just think my man was exploiting a situation for fun and profit. Del, if you live in a society that does not engage in this nonsense I envy you.

Jeffery Renard Allen's new novel, Song of the Shank is reviewed by Mitchell S. Jackson the review appears on the cover of the June 22nd New York Times Book Review.

Cynique, I tend to agree with Pioneer on this one though we may be arriving at the conclusions from a different angle--which in the final analysis makes little difference. Chris Rick famously quipped that men are as faithful as their options. Many men who are "faithful" love their wives and have no intention if breaking up with them. The concept of monogamy is an invention of man. Much the same as the requirement of celibacy for Catholic priets. Because man makes a rule does not make it natural. Besides aren't things that are natural easy to do? It seems to me monogamy is not one of those things.

More films from Moguldom... Bottoms Up 72% The Swirl

Someone on social media told me this series was in fact televised in the US. I never heard of this series until yesterday. When I got some publicity material about a film. I watched episode 3 this morning the satire and animation style is reminiscent of Boondocks. I like it.

Harry Brown, this film ought to be right up your alley. This does not appear to be a film slamming Christianity or religion, but one that addresses the abuse which has, to my way of thinking gotten completely out of hand, to the determent of the Black community. Perhaps this will encourage more of us to critically consider how our collective resources are put to use. Needless to say the white community is not immune to this--indeed they invented the problem. It is a cultural problem, one like most things seem to hurt us to a getter extent.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MOGULDOM STUDIOS TO RELEASE GROUNDBREAKING EXPOSE’ ‘BLACK CHURCH, INC.’ ON JUNE 30 Film tackles controversial topic of financial abuse in the church Buy from iTunes Store (NEW YORK) – June 12, 2014 – Moguldom Studios, known for their revolutionary style of documentaries called “docutainment,” is set to release Black Church, Inc., an eye-opening expose about controversial issues clouding the church including “love offerings” (cash payments given to ministers), financial abuse and the deification of the mega-church pastor, all while asking… “is prayer-for-profit moral?” The documentary will be released on June 30, 2014 and will be available for purchase on DVD, as well as digital download through online retailers including iTunes, Google Play, Amazon.com and MoguldomStudios.com. Moguldom Studios is leading the way in producing non-theatrical films through digital networks by keeping at the pulse of trending topics that are relevant in today’s ever-evolving world. In Black Church, Inc., the hour-long feature investigates and examines the sensationalism of the black church and its present day relationship with serving the community. Dr. Anthony Pinn, Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, discusses what he feels is a flaw in the “prosperity gospel,” or the idea that the Bible condones acquiring wealth. The shocking statistics, and heart-wrenching stories are sure to raise questions that will have lasting changes in our churches from the inside out. Viewers will learn about how the days of working class preachers, who didn’t expect financial gain in exchange for spiritual guidance, are gone. A new breed of pastors has emerged: the mega-pastor - one who aims to sell their religious brand and get rich off the gospel. The film compares the black church’s origins to its modern day cultural relevance, and focuses on modern mega-churches, as well as asking hard-hitting questions about service vs. the extravagant lifestyles of its multi-million dollar ministers and ministries. As the nation attempts to bounce back from a recession, mega-churches continue to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fund their pastors’ exorbitant lifestyles. Through interviews with clergy members, politicians, community leaders and journalists, Black Church, Inc. explores whether the preachers, parishioners or communities are the benefactors of the millions of tax-free revenue generated by religious organizations. Black Church, Inc. attempts to justify the dichotomy of the profits of prophets. It takes a look at pastors who are seen as activists including Rev. Taharka Robinson, Rev. Al Sharpton and Pastor Raphael Warnock, as well as other pastors such as Rev. Eddie Long, Rev. Creflo Dollar and Rev. T.D. Jakes. "The purpose of our films is to provoke thought...to spark debate. Here at Moguldom, we accept the challenge of initiating difficult conversations. Black Church, Inc. is another example of presenting a question that many people within our community have been wondering,” says Brett Dismuke, President of Moguldom Entertainment. Black Church, Inc. will be released on June 30, 2014, with the DVD and digital download available for purchase on Amazon.com, Google Play, iTunes and www.moguldomstudios.com Production credits include Todd L. Williams as director, producer and writer, as well as Jamarlin Martin, Marve Frazier, Barion L. Grant as executive producers, and Gloria Camacho as executive in charge. For more information about Black Church, Inc. and Moguldom Studios, visit: www.moguldomstudios.com Films by Moguldom Studios being released in Summer 2014 include: Bottoms Up (July 30, 2014) – A look into the plastic surgery phenomenon of women trying to make their backsides larger. 72% (August 26, 2014) – A documentary that dives into the “baby mama” crisis and how 72% of women in the black community are raising children in a single-parent environment. About Moguldom Studios: Moguldom Studios is a next generation film company that delivers intimate, timely and unforgettable stories about the African-American experience, creating independent documentary films that are branded as “Docutainment.” Docutainment, as Moguldom Studios calls it, is a hybrid between reality, day in the life and traditional storytelling, which takes a unique and objective look at the African-American experience, all the while offering such riveting stories which will also appeal to anyone who is interested in multicultural documentary films. Moguldom Studios’ staff consists of filmmaking award-wining experts who know exactly how to capture the African-American experience with a style that is fresh, edgy and relevant. Our goal is to deliver intimate, timely and unforgettable stories that all can enjoy. The films are available for purchase or rent right here on the Moguldom Studios website as well as on platforms such as iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and more. See more at: www.moguldomstudios.com

Black Panther is a cartoon series by Marvel Animation in partnership with BET, which was blocked from being aired in the US. The creators manipulated the establishment into producing it, but only after it was financed and previewed did the establishment realize what had happened and then yanked it from airing. It is a most political savy cartoon and DVD sales have been atop the charts of comic movies since its release, making it a favorite of many. If you understand the West and its relationship to Afrika this will be one of your favs too! Alfre Woodard, Kerry Washington, Jill Scott and Djimon Hounsou starring as Black Panther, round out an all star cast for this wonderful and valuable work of art. Watch, learn, enjoy and share --michaelxspeaks

For Immediate Release June 10, 2014 REGGAE ICON SHAGGY (best known for his hit singles "Boombastic," "It Wasn't Me," and "Angel") records the audio-book version of the Jamaican patois "translation" of the New York Times, Amazon.com, & Wall Street Journal #1 best seller and worldwide phenomenon, Go the F*** to Sleep: GO DE RASS TO SLEEP Written by Adam Mansbach, illustrated by Ricardo Cortes, translated by Kwame Dawes & Kellie Magnus Audio-book narrated by Shaggy [Scheduled Audible.com Release Date: July 15, 2014] In June 2011, actor Samuel L. Jackson's reading of Go the F*** to Sleep redefined the audio book for the Internet-driven 21st century. Samuel L. Jackson's appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman marked the first time an audio book had been promoted to such a large TV audience, and soon more than one million people had listened to the audio book, which continues to sell thousands of copies every month. With the publication of Go de Rass to Sleep, audio-book publisher Buck 50 Productions/Urban Audio Books has recruited worldwide reggae superstar to repeat Samuel L. Jackson's coup, in a Jamaican fashion. Shaggy's humor and verbal prowess are on full display as he reads the book's stanzas such as: Modda puss a hug up har pickney, Young sheep a lay down wid big sheep. Yuh wrap up an warm inna yuh bed, putoos, Beg yuh, go de rass to sleep. To our knowledge, this is the first book ever to be translated into Jamaican patois other than the Bible (for which there is no audio book read by Shaggy). As with the original, Go de Rass to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don't always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach's verses perfectly capture the familiar--and unspoken--tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. In the process, they open up a conversation about parenting, granting us permission to admit our frustrations, and laugh at their absurdity. • The best-selling Go the F*** to Sleep has been translated into over thirty languages worldwide, from Afrikaans to Czech to Turkish. Now it is finally translated for Jamaican and other Caribbean parents of the world! This book will have widespread appeal both in the Caribbean and in Pan-Caribbean communities across the United States. • Go de Rass to Sleep launched at the Calabash International Literary Festival in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, on May 31, 2014. Calabash is the biggest and best literary festival in the Caribbean. • Go de Rass to Sleep makes a perfect Father's Day gift for the new, experienced, expecting, and altogether exhausted parent in your life. It's also perfect for baby showers! • Go the F*** to Sleep is a runaway, out-of-the-blue, international sensation. The book has been featured everywhere from the Today Show to NPR to the New York Times, and has been spotted at celebrity baby showers and on banned-book lists alike. The success of Go the F*** to Sleep has paved the way for an entire genre of satires of children's board books for adults. • Akashic Books has long been committed to publishing Caribbean writers. Our current season includes five titles demonstrating the diversity and strength of this region, including: Not for Everyday Use, a poignant memoir from awarding-winning author Elizabeth Nunez; Pepperpot, a groundbreaking anthology of short stories by authors living and writing in the Caribbean that launches a brand-new publishing venture; Game World, a middle-grade adventure novel from Wall Street Journal senior editor C.J. Farley, and I Love You Too, a charming children's picture book from reggae icon Ziggy Marley. Buck 50 Productions dba Urban Audio Books is a producer of premium spoken African American-interest audio information and entertainment. Urban Audio Books produces audio editions of books and original programming. Content from Urban Audio Books is available for use on personal computers, CDs, cassettes, or computer-based and wireless mobile devices. Buck 50 Production/Urban Audio Book titles are distributed by Blackstone Audio the largest independent distributor audio books in the US. For more information on any Akashic Books titles, contact Susannah Lawrence at susannah@akashicbooks.com.

For Immediate Release Contact: R. Lark Young customerservice@mahoganybooks.com (703) 730-3873 MahoganyBooks Hosts Books for the Block: A Community Wide Book Drive to Collect Thousands of Books for Area Youth Woodbridge, VA June 9, 2014—MahoganyBooks announced last week that their Books for the Block book drive campaign will run this year from June 1 through September 1, and benefit youth in the Washington, DC Metropolitan region. In an effort to increase both access to literature and the love of books, residents of Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC are urged to clean off their shelves and donate new and gently used children’s books at various collection sites throughout the area. Requested book categories are fiction, board books, educational workbooks, biography, science, math, and art-- for ages 0-18. Supporters unable to drop off books at local sites can log on to www.mahoganybooks.com and enter Booksfortheblock as their coupon code at checkout. The ordered books will directly benefit the drive. Current Drop off Sites in the Northern Virginia/Washington DC Region include: Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington - Hylton Branch 5070 Dale Blvd., Woodbridge, VA 22913 Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington - Manassas Branch 9501 Dean Park Lane, Manassas, VA 20110 WPFW Radio Station: 1819 L Street NW, Washington, DC 2003 (9am-5pm) Bloombars Cultural Arts Center: 3222 11th St. NW, Washington, DC 20010 Beginning August 2, the largest distribution of books will be conducted at the family friendly African American Festival in Manassas, VA where area youth are encouraged to come out and choose their very own book to take home with them. Partners of the 2014 Books for the Block include the Prince William County Public Library (Chinn), WPFW Radio, emPower Magazine.com, Ramunda Young, Inc., Bloombars, Friends of The Chinn Park Regional Library and both Boys & Girls Clubs of Manassas and Hylton in Dale City, VA. Aside from area youth, recipients of the books include the Friends of Chinn Park Regional Library, Prince George’s County Library and the Boys & Girls Club. “We want to impact our community by providing the most pivotal cornerstone of success, books,” says Derrick Young, CEO of MahoganyBooks. “Our vision is to be a leader in the community, by promoting reading, writing, and knowledge of self as a fundamental way to enrich the life of every individual says business partner, R. Lark Young. "This book drive allows us to realize part of that vision.” This year's goal is to collect 2000 books. For more information about Books for the Block click on the blog at www.mahoganybooks.com, email customerservice@mahoganybooks.com or call 703.730.3873. About MahoganyBooks Started in 2007 by an enterprising husband and wife duo in the Washington DC area, MahoganyBooks is an online bookstore that believes in social entrepreneurship--giving back to the community via everyday business. They specialize in books written for, by, and about people of the African Diaspora and take a leadership role in the African American community by promoting reading, writing, and cultural awareness as tools to improve communities. Visit www.MahoganyBooks.com to learn more.

Pioneer, I disagree. It is all related. You are treating this situation like the Brother with the camera is a journalist, reporting on racism, as if the guy was reporting on something that happened. Don't you see that he was effecting the outcome of the situation. Again most people would have left the scene before this lady had a chance to go on this rant. Most people would not have continued patronizing a disturbed woman while filming it. That is the opposite of reporting. What I did was post a photo of someone that you can not identify to illustrate a point. We live in a society where people post images of others in order to make fun of them. Unfortunately I'm subjected to a great deal of this on social media. Increasingly, we are seeing people take it a step further by egging people on just for fun maybe even for profit. This is not an example of MLK risking his life marching for our freedom in the south. This is the Steve Harvey Show making a crank phone call aggravating unsuspecting people to entertain their audience and make money. No one would mistake a crank phone call with a true reflection of reality.

Cynique I think it is a given she dislikes Black people. I don't have enough information to speak to her intelligence, but I'd be willing to bet her IQ is lower than yours or mine. She clearly has mental issues. Her reaction was way out of proportion to the situation. I seriously doubt this brother was the first to experience her wrath. I'd be willing to bet her husband and children hear her go off quite frequently. Pioneer the Brother that filmed the situation contributed to it escalating. He incited her even further, so it was an artificial situation. I lived in upstate new york for 4 years and am a frequent visitor to the region. This lady's behavior is not typical of people in the area, in general they tend to be pretty friendly folks. That is not to say there are no rabid racists in in upstate NY, you just don't encounter these situations as regularly as some are implying based upon this video. But After posting the message above (June 6th) I ran a few errands. Less than 60 seconds after leaving my apartment I observed the brother pictured below. Actually I heard him first because he was engaged in an obscenity laced conversation and used the N-word at least twice in less than 30 seconds. He was not yelling but he was certainly speaking loud enough for anyone in a 20 foot radius to clearly hear what he was saying. Next I noticed the sagging jeans, of course my man fits right in. Seeing brothers wear pants like this is no more unusual than hearing a Black man using the N-word in public. What stuck me as "odd" was that home-boy was carrying a brick!? He was not holding it in a menacing, I'm-about-to-kick-some-ass manner. In fact, he was carrying it using only the tips of his fingers as if he did not want to soil his hands. I could understand why a white woman who observed this man (he was well into his 20's), with sagging pants, cursing loudly and carrying a brick, would grab her purse a bit tighter and cross the street if she saw him approaching Again I don't agree with people posting videos of folks with the intent of embarrassing them. I this case I'm not revealing the identity of anyone. I just smiled when I say this Brother thinking about my comment of how easy it would be for me to film people doing things that others might find funny. I was at least 5 other things that stuck me as weirder still just that afternoon. One has to do the current style of women wearing tights as pants. No some women simply should not make this fashion choice. You just wanna say, "Boo-Boo, no honey, that style is not for you." :-) I'm going to look for that video of the Brother fighting in the street and load it on YouTube. If I make more than a $100 I'll let you know.

Pioneer, ignoring Obama for a moment. No one is calling him a POW. At best he is a deserter at worst I've heard him described as a defector, a traitor. He apparently had a history of going AWOL. I also understand that six servicemen have lost their lives attempting to rescue this guy. Harry we will see if they lock him up. If they do then maybe Obama was wrong and his critics are right. If they don't, all the noise about defecting was indeed BS to disparage Obama. I wonder if Obama feels being the first Black President is worth all of these headaches. The price of fame alone is a pain in the ass that will likely follow him the rest of his days, seems a huge price to pay...

I'm sorry and frustrated you are having difficultly Pioneer the board needs the presence of minds like yours. I have not experienced any difficultly, If anyone else has please let me know. Pioneer can you click this link to my Blog and let me know if it is slow too: http://aalbc.com/blog That page is the most resource intensive on the site much more than this page. I want to see if that page loads slowly too.